Non-Invasive Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: From Flow Quantification to Clinical Decision Making
Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a major mechanism of myocardial ischemia and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with angina or dyspnea, both in the absence and in the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease. Because the coronary microcirculation cannot be visualized directly with routine an...